Aaron Rodgers isn’t “studiously bland” or calculating like other elite athletes who have become international celebrities. The 33-year-old who grew up in the college town of Chico is just “cautious.”

That’s the conclusion of a writer of a new profile of the Green Bay Packers quarterback for ESPN magazine. In fact, Rodgers tells the writer he’d like to be himself more and less private, though he’s learned the hard way that being famous means “decreased privacy” which puts “increased strain” on his friendships and romantic relationships — notably with actress Olivia Munn.

In regards to Munn, the former Cal Golden Bears star admits that it was challenging to deal with the public scrutiny that came with a high-profile relationship. He and Munn, 36, dated for three years before breaking up in April.

“When you are living out a relationship in the public eye, it’s definitely … it’s difficult,” said the Super Bowl winner. “It has some extra constraints, because you have other opinions about your relationship, how it affects your work and, you know, just some inappropriate connections.”

One thing that Rodgers acknowledged was particularly bothersome was when fans and pundits suggested that his famous girlfriend was hurting his performance on the field or was responsible for his strained relationship with his Chico-based family. “They’re such misogynists, right?”

In that same ESPN interview, Rodgers defended the right of former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick to protest on behalf of social issues, saying he still deserves an NFL quarterbacking job.

But with regard to his family, Rodgers wouldn’t say too much about what it was like to find himself at the center of a minor tabloid maelstrom after his younger brother Jordan discussed the family rift as a contestant on the TV show “The Bachelorette.”

Jordan Rodgers’ disclosure sparked talk about a sibling rivalry between Aaron and Jordan, a sports commentator who couldn’t make a go of a pro football career. But there was also talk that Rodgers’ family didn’t like Munn, or felt she was too controlling. It also didn’t help when Rodgers’ father Ed repeated what Jordan had said in an interview with the New York Times last January.

Rodgers decided he wouldn’t comment on the Times story, and he still thinks it’s not appropriate to comment.

The reason? “Because a lot of people have family issues. I’m not the only one that does.”

So, that means Rodgers wouldn’t tell ESPN what caused the family rift, but it sounds like it’s still an issue, with the quarterback saying, “It needs to be handled the right way.”

A source told People Rodgers’ family drama had nothing to do with Munn — and vice versa.

“This had nothing to do with Aaron’s family,” a source told People shortly after Rodgers and Munn broke up.

“He’s making personal decisions about the next steps for all areas of his life, but he’s going to keep the details about [it] to himself right now.”

“This is a clean break-up,” the insider added. “He’s not looking back, and neither is she.”

The ESPN story didn’t address other reports of Rodgers’ dating life. Since he broke up with Munn, he’s been spotted in the company of several women, including Tiger Wood’s ex-girlfriend, Olympic skier Lindsay Vonn, and Sports Illustrated model and “Baywatch” actress Kelly Rohrbach. Sources close to Rodgers insisted that he’s just friends with both those women.

Rodgers was recently spotted enjoying what looked like a romantic dinner in New York City with a 24-year-old professional soccer player. Not much is known about the woman, identified as Marie Margolius, other than that she has a Harvard degree and is “stunning.”

With regard to those sorts of reports as well as others, Rodgers told ESPN that he found them “overblown.”

“When somebody thinks of you a certain way that’s not real, or says something about you that’s not true, I … you know, that’s not me,” he says. “You’re not seeing me the right way.”